Man killed in wreck, body found after search

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Sep 26, 2010 at 7:40 PMSep 28, 2010 at 9:04 AM

A Boaz man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday, but it took almost 12 hours to find his body.

A Boaz man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday, but it took almost 12 hours to find his body.Christopher Ryan Lee, 23, died in the wreck at 6:15 a.m. Saturday on I-759/59 in Etowah County. Lee was driving a 2010 Yamaha motorcycle as he exited Interstate 59 onto Interstate 759 in Gadsden. He hit the wall, went airborne and hit a light pole. He was killed on impact.Lee’s body fell down an embankment and was hidden from passersby and traffic for several hours. His family had reported him as missing to local authorities. Gadsden police found Lee’s body shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, according to Etowah County Deputy Coroner Michael Head.

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